8/10    Nikon announces D80.
        http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25412
        \- $1000 for a d70 with 10mp and SD instead of CF. is that a
           fair summary? anything qualitatively better aside from
           more pixels ... i'd think for most people d70 would be
           enough pixels ... and without good quality lenses, i dunno
           if you really get a lot more "digital zoom" potential.
           i suppose the only thing i am really interested in is fullframe.
           i think "feature" like "it is smaller than a d70" is actally
           not good. dont like small. there are some interface disagreements
           i have with the d70. if those are fixed, that would be a win.
           \_ Not only that, the 1/200sec sync speed is slower than the
              1/500sec of the N70s and the N50.  -- OP
              1/500sec of the D70s and the D50.  -- OP
              \_ I imagine not having to move the curtains so fast
                 helps with long-term reliability.  It's certainly not
                 as efficient as singular flash, but there's always
                 the high-speed-sync (continuous high-speed pulses
                 covering the entire time shutter is (partially)
                 open).  I don't know about Nikon, but Canon flashes
                 can do high-speed-sync.
                 \_ Nikon flashes have high-speed-sync too, but it doesn't help
                    if the reason you want high shutter sync speed is to
                    overpower the ambient light (e.g. the sun).
              \_ And slower than the 1/250s of the all-mechanical FM2n too.
              \_ but it has iso 100 (d70 only supports >= iso200 ) which
                 compensates for the slower sync speed. and a better
                 focusing system (same as that of the d200).
                 \_ It also has a better viewfinder. More pixels with no
                    drawback other than file size is a win too. 6 vs. 10
                    is noticeable. You could make larger prints. Not that
                    I'd necessarily run out and buy this if I had a D70.
                    Actually Sony's version seems better with anti-dust
                    and CCD antishake for similar dough.
                    \- one thing i really do miss in the "second rate"
                       nikons [i still mean good camera ... N90, D70 etc,
                       just not F4, F5, D1 etc] is the view finder area
                       ratio is signifcantly lower in my opinion ... and
                       i think it affects composion in tight cases.
                       there still seems something just not right with
                       digital. for example i shot some associates with
                       N90+TMax and loved a large fraction of the pix,
                       people asked for prints, they printed them out and
                       gave them as presents. I then shot 5 times as many
                       pix in similar environment [zeitgeist beer garden
                       etc] with D1x, D70 and though most of the pix came
                       out ass. i'm wondering is it is still some micro
                       lag in the digital pipeline that separate the great
                       facial expression and the "half open mouth" or "head
                       at slightly the wrong angle" etc look. i know some
                       other people shoot perfectly good pix with digitals
                       by i cant figure out exactly what i'm doing wrong.
                       this is separate from my opinion that a lot of digital
                       pix look too sharp to the point of being clinical
                       for me.
                 \_ How does a lower ISO compensate for a slower sync speed?
                    Are you sure about that?